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Skydiver dead after hard landing in Georgina

A man in his 40s is dead after a skydiving accident Sunday in Georgina, according to York Regional Police.

Adam Mabee, president of the Parachute School of Toronto, said the man was one of its advanced students, which meant he would have completed more than half a dozen jumps and had spent six to eight hours training.

“There have been accidents over the years, but I’m not aware of anything like this,” he said.

The man's identity is withheld while his family members are being notified.

Media reports Sunday night said the man crashed into a yard of a house on Smith Blvd., near Highway 48.

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The man jumped solo from a plane, which took off from nearby Baldwin Airport, Mabee said. He said the man would have been “close to being self-supervised.”

On a day like Sunday, Mabee said over 100 people might be expected to jump, but it can vary drastically depending on the time of year and the weather conditions.

According to its website, the school has trained over 49,000 first-time jumpers and provided more than 210,000 jumps.

Police said they discovered the man around 4:30 p.m. They said he experienced a “hard landing” but was conscious when he hit the ground.

He was rushed to Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket and later succumbed to his injuries. ORNGE air ambulance was notified of the incident, but was later called off.

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